Random Idle Thoughts At Midnight

***** WARNING!!! ***** This dangerously illegal and immoral subversive underground resistance message is being surreptitiously monitored by the Beaming Internet Government Broadband Radio Oscillation Telecommunications Hearing Electronic Reconnaissance (i.e., B.I.G. B.R.O.T.H.E.R.) as part of a coordinated official clandestine domestic surveillance investigation, in cooperation with the National Administration of Zealous Interrogation (i.e., N.A.Z.I.) and the Commission On Message Monitoring Investigative Electronics (i.e., C.O.M.M.I.E.). Serious felony criminal charges are pending, with extreme penalties yet to be determined! ******************** Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space: When a German is speaking Italian, does he say, "IX"? On the golf course in Rome, do they yell, "IV"? If Italian physicians sign their name with, "One Thousand Five Hundred", then do stereos in Italy play, "Four Hundred", over and over? Why do we say, "Hanged", when the past tense of "Hang" should be "Hung", as in, "Outraged citizens hung the politician(s)"? Maybe we could solve that problem by saying, "Outraged citizens lynched the politician(s)". Why do court proceedings indicate a defendent "pleaded guilty", or "pleaded not guilty"? Shouldn't the past tense of "Plea" be "Pled"? Actually, as I was typing this, I looked it up in the dictionary, and both terms are deemed correct. It's like reading that someone "lighted" a fire, when I think it should more correctly be stated that someone "lit" a fire. One dictionary says those words are interchangable, but another dictionary doesn't even list "lit" as a word. How many times have I read that someone "dived into" something, when common sense would indicate that the past tense of "dive" is "dove"? Here again, depending on which reference source you use, both terms are apparently correct or interchangable. Can you think of some other literary or grammatical contradictions? Have you noticed that we Americans say, "while", but the British say, "whilst"? I think the British also say, "amongst", while we Americans say, "among". Having trod the boards, I prefer the traditional British spelling of "theatre", and having been a cavalry scout in the United States Army, I prefer the traditional British spelling of "sabre". Yes, I know the period is supposed to precede the quotation mark, but I prefer doing it MY way. How much longer do you think Barack Hussein Obama will remain alive? Do you suppose I might mysteriously disappear in the middle of the night because I dare broach this subject? If he were to be assassinated, I'm guessing the deed will be done by one of his closest associates, probably an aide or personal assistant, and/or it may be the result of a conspiracy involving the Secret Service, members of the intelligence community, cabinet departments, or even the Pentagon. However, our government institutions have become so corrupt, and the general populace has become so benighted and debauched, I doubt that such an act would have any positive effect. How could assassination help defeat tyranny if Barack Hussein Obama is in reality, only a mere token figurehead, being manipulated by an unseen secret government within a government? Obama's replacement could be even worse, and official government repudiation of inalienable rights, along with perversion of our divinely inspired Constitution of the United States would continue uninterrupted, just as before. We can be certain that if Barack Hussein Obama is assassinated, widespread violence would immediately erupt within Negro communities in every American metropolis. Still, with what I deem to be an imminent total collapse of our national economy looming, I reckon there'll soon be universal violence and desperation, regardless of racial or ethnic loyalties. Televised daily news reports clearly portend the awful mayhem in our nation's future. So, if we're wise, we'll stock up on prepared foods, bottled drinking water, medical supplies, and prepare for an indeterminable lengthy period of NO functioning public utility services (i.e., no toilet, no sewage, no heat, no lights, no ambulance, no fire department, et cetera). It does sadden me considerably to have to be a contemporary eyewitness to the destruction of our beloved United States of America. But, I also feel especially blessed to be alive at this time, a momentous period in our nation's history, a time which will try men's souls. The overwhelming challenges we now contend with are both depressing and exhilarating. Yesterday, I read that scientists are predicting solar activity, which could disrupt or even destroy critical electrical and electronic devices, so I reckon we need to prepare for the possibility of life with no television and no pizza. Theoretically, much the same effect would occur if we were subjected to an electromagnetic pulse generated by detonation of a nuclear device in our upper atmosphere. A war buddy of mine once told me there would never be a revolt in the United States, regardless of despotic tyranny, so long as televisions worked, and pizza could be delivered. It might not happen, but then again, prudence dictates we ought to get ready, just in case it does. Personally, I look askance at anything government representatives are telling us on mainstream television news broadcasts, especially if they're reassuring us with mindless bromidic platitudes about the economy that they've deliberately wrecked. Do you suppose the primary unstated reason we're fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq (and who knows where else?) is to keep the American people's attention focused on a foreign enemy, in order to prevent or delay a general armed revolt right here in our own land? Isn't it amazing to see all the incredible scientific discoveries being made almost daily? So much is happening so rapidly, that it's become quite impossible to keep up with all the latest myriad developments. What a wonderful time to be living on this Earth! I keep wondering what's going to happen next? Here's a couple of coded messages for our valiant underground resistance fighters operating behind the enemy lines: "The chair is against the wall." I repeat, "The chair is against the wall." "John has a long mustache." I repeat, "John has a long mustache." If you wish to volunteer for the rebellion, local conspirators will be meeting secretly at midnight in the cemetery, where we will dance around a bonfire, sacrifice a baby, and swear a blood oath to the Devil. "And hurrah, me boys, for freedom, 'Tis the rising of the moon." Thank you. "Saigon" Commander in Exile O.U.R. Army (i.e., the "Outlaw Underground Rebel" Army)